# Accident 19880124060399A: Cessna T210N, Sterling, VA, January 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Sterling, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0047° N, 77.4054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0047&lon=-77.4054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5350A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5350A-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,338 total, 50 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124060399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN NEAR AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTED TO EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO88FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA014), Jan 24, 1988: Cessna T210N (N5350A), Sterling, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5350A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820811067359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811067359I), Aug 11, 1982: Cessna T210N (N5350A), Augusta, MT, Minor damage. Rough engine then power loss. Made a rough field landing, folded nose gear. Excess heat. Burned hole in piston.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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